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Understanding structures and life processes of plants help us to interpret their needs.
Key Concepts:
Life processes and structure of plants. (What are the structures of plants and how do they maintain life?)
Plan propagation and reproduction. (How are plants able to reproduce with and without seeds?)
Plants play an essential role in the environment and in meeting human needs.
Key Concepts:
Needs and uses of plants. (How and why do humans need plants?)
Resource management. (In what ways do humans try to manage and sustain resources?)
Soil is an important resource that human activity can protect or degrade.
Key Concepts:
Fertilizers and soil nutrients. (How do humans grow and harvest plants?)
Resource management. (How do they maintain soil quality?)
The ways that plants are grown and used are related to human needs, technology, and the environment.
Key Concepts:
Plant varieties. (What are plant varieties and how do humans use them?)
Selective breeding. (How do humans determine which traits to breed?)
Monocultures. (What are monocultures and how do they impact the environment?)
Resource management. (How do herbicides and pesticides impact the environment?)
Sustainability. (How do humans maintain and control food supplies?)
Chemical and biological controls. (How do herbicides and pesticides impact the environment? How can we naturally control pests?)
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